Work is part of wider development for FC Barcelona
HOK has released more images of a 12,000-seat basketball arena for FC Barcelona it is designing with local practice TAC Arquitectes.
The pair was one of 19 teams that sent in proposals to replace the 1970s built Palau Blaugrana.
It will be built opposite the club’s Camp Nou stadium and is set to open in time for the 2019/20 basketball season.
Best known for its football team, Barcelona also has a professional basketball team called FC Barcelona Lassa.
The new arena will have a capacity of 12,000 for sporting events and 12,500 for social and cultural events. Amenities include 24 VIP boxes and four sky bars/lounges that provide court views. It also includes an adjacent court for 2,000 spectators and an ice rink with seating for 800 fans.
The work is part of a wider project to improve FC Barcelona’s facilities, including a major renovation of the Camp Nou stadium which has a capacity of just under 100,000.
Under a £500 million plan, Japanese practice Nikken Sekkei – the third biggest practice in the world according to BD’s WA100 – will complete upgrade work alongside Catalan firm Pascual i Ausio Arquitectes in time for the start of the 2021/22 season.
The capacity will increase to 105,000 and a roof will be added to the ground which was designed back in 1957 by Spanish architect Francesc Mitjans.
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